Thiele : Pioneer in Statistics

Steffen L. Lauritzen

252 pages, parution le 13/12/2002

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Résumé

This book studies the brilliant Danish 19th Century astronomer, T.N. Thiele who made important contributions to statistics, actuarial science, astronomy and mathematics. The most important of these contributions in statistics are translated into English for the first time, and the text includes comments that set his achievements in a modern and historical perspective.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the History of Statistics, the History of

Science, and those interested in the historical aspects of Mathematical Statistics.
Contains the first translations into English of Thiele's main work in statistics
Includes modern articles commenting on Thiele's work
Contains footnotes that explain the texts and set them in perspective
Detailed index and cross referencing
Commences with an introduction giving a broad overview of Thiele's work

Contents

1 S.L. Lauritzen: Introduction to Thiele
2 T.N. Thiele: On the Application of the Method of Least Squares to some Cases, in which a Combination of Certain Types of Inhomogeneous Random Sources of Errors gives these a "Systematic" Character
3 S.L. Lauritzen: Time Series Analysis in 1880: A Discussion of Contributions made by T.N. Thiele
4 T.N. Thiele: The General Theory of Observations: Calculus of Probability and the Method of Least Squares
5 A. Hald: T.N. Thiele's Contributions to Statistics
6 T.N. Thiele: On the Halfinvariants of the Theory of Observations
7 A. Hald: The Early History of Cumulants and the Gram-Charlier Series
8 S.L. Lauritzen: Epilogue

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Steffen L. Lauritzen
Parution	13/12/2002
Nb. de pages	252
Format	16,3 x 24,3
Couverture	Relié
Poids	621g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198509721
ISBN13	978-0-19-850972-1